Iraq war spurred advancements in military medicine

Bahram Mark Sobhani / Express-News

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A group of Bradleys and tanks cross the Euphrates River over a bridge considered critical to the U.S. cause north of Karbala on April 2, 2003, in Iraq. Task Force 3-69 troops battled Iraqi forces for the bridge which spans the Euphrates River.

Bahram Mark Sobhani / Express-News

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A group of Bradleys and tanks cross the Euphrates River over a bridge considered critical to the U.S. cause north of Karbala on April 2, 2003, in Iraq. Task Force 3-69 troops battled Iraqi forces for the bridge which spans the Euphrates River.